It’s been 20 years since Curb Your Enthusiasm first aired on HBO in October 2000. It’s been a prett-ay, prett-ay, prett-ay good run so far. Watch every iconic episode and laugh out loud to all your favorite Larry-isms by streaming all ten seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm on HBO Max. Originally debuting on HBO in […]
Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organisation behind Sesame Street, will address racism – and model how children can stand up to it – in The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special. Designed as a co-viewing experience for children and families, the special will stream on HBO Max and PBS KIDS in the US October […]
Vodafone Spain aims to turn Spanish households into smart homes with customers “always connected and safe”. With this objective, Vodafone has launched a new convergent package called Vodafone One Hogar Ilimitable that includes unlimited data with the fastest speed, telephony with added value services, TV with over 100 TV channels and 40,000 VoD titles, and […]
The Witches will premiere exclusively on US streaming service HBO Max on October 22nd, ahead of its theatrical release on October 28th. The movie, a reimagining of the classic Roald Dahl story, is directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Guillermo del Toro and includes Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth and Chris Rock […]
Total video streaming minutes on mobile grew 30 per cent Q/Q in Q1 2020 across four Southeast Asia markets and a further 19 per cent Q/Q in Q2 to reach 657 billion, according to a study published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled Southeast Asia Online Video Consumer Insights & Analytics: A Definitive […]
After becoming the best-performing Max original since the SVoD platform’s launch in the US, HBO Max has ordered a second season of Raised by Wolves, a serialised sci-fi series from celebrated filmmaker Ridley Scott. The series, which debuted with three episodes on September 3rd, has continued to be a strong performer in its second week on […]
HBO Max has ordered a third season of Max Original Doom Patrol. Doom Patrol executive producer, Jeremy Carver, said: “On behalf of the wonderful cast, writers and crew, we are thrilled and grateful for the opportunity to return to Doom Manor. And we are especially thankful for our partners at Berlanti Productions, Warner Bros. Television, […]
The production of high-end series is trending upwards, fuelled on the one hand by the investment in TV fiction of the pure SVoD players, chiefly Netflix, but also by a rebalancing of broadcasters’ investment from TV films to series – a move to better retain audiences. Available figures suggest that only a limited number of […]
The Portuguese Association of Electronic Communications Operators (Apritel) has requested a “level playing field” between TV channels and on-demand services. Apritel Secretary-General, Pedro Mota Soares, stressed the need to ensure that all national and foreign operators operating in Portugal, “under the jurisdiction of other states”, have “the same responsibilities and the same obligations”. He made […]
HBO Europe has appointed Christian Wikander as Commissioning Editor and VP Original Programming at the company’s Scandinavian arm, HBO Nordic. Wikander will assume the role in September and will be responsible for all Nordic development and production for HBO Europe. Based in Stockholm, he will report to Antony Root, EVP Original Programming and Production. Wikander […]